Scott Van Pelt
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Oh, I mean, I said it on SportsCenter, like you're in a group with people that are in black and white pictures that are gone from this earth. Not forgotten, obviously, because the club is small. And it was really like one of the really cool things about this week is the people you cross paths with. And I actually got to spend some time Saturday night with Roger Federer.
Oh, I mean, I said it on SportsCenter, like you're in a group with people that are in black and white pictures that are gone from this earth. Not forgotten, obviously, because the club is small. And it was really like one of the really cool things about this week is the people you cross paths with. And I actually got to spend some time Saturday night with Roger Federer.
who is just couldn't be, he's couldn't be a greater guy. And I, I asked him and I said, this is really wild to me. Like when you won in 2009, uh, to beat, to win the French Open, to win the Grand Slam. It was the sixth guy, just like Rory. And Nadal had been beaten. That's the guy no one could beat. And he got beaten by some guy named Robin Soderling.
who is just couldn't be, he's couldn't be a greater guy. And I, I asked him and I said, this is really wild to me. Like when you won in 2009, uh, to beat, to win the French Open, to win the Grand Slam. It was the sixth guy, just like Rory. And Nadal had been beaten. That's the guy no one could beat. And he got beaten by some guy named Robin Soderling.
who is just couldn't be, he's couldn't be a greater guy. And I, I asked him and I said, this is really wild to me. Like when you won in 2009, uh, to beat, to win the French Open, to win the Grand Slam. It was the sixth guy, just like Rory. And Nadal had been beaten. That's the guy no one could beat. And he got beaten by some guy named Robin Soderling.
All due respect to Robin, could be an AWL, I don't know. I just don't know a lot about him. But that's the time where you have to do this or it's not going to happen. And Fed said, yeah, man. I call him Fed. We're like that. Yeah. He's like, yeah, he's like, but you just have to remind yourself that this is what you do. This is I've done this and just trust.
All due respect to Robin, could be an AWL, I don't know. I just don't know a lot about him. But that's the time where you have to do this or it's not going to happen. And Fed said, yeah, man. I call him Fed. We're like that. Yeah. He's like, yeah, he's like, but you just have to remind yourself that this is what you do. This is I've done this and just trust.
All due respect to Robin, could be an AWL, I don't know. I just don't know a lot about him. But that's the time where you have to do this or it's not going to happen. And Fed said, yeah, man. I call him Fed. We're like that. Yeah. He's like, yeah, he's like, but you just have to remind yourself that this is what you do. This is I've done this and just trust.
I was like, yeah, but how do you sleep that night? He's like, not well, you know, it's a lot. And Rory admitted he was nervous as hell this morning. And so to join this club, you're not just like when CBS put the graphic up, I'm like, oh, yeah, right. It did. It doesn't say to win the Masters. It says to win the career Grand Slam. And he knows that.
I was like, yeah, but how do you sleep that night? He's like, not well, you know, it's a lot. And Rory admitted he was nervous as hell this morning. And so to join this club, you're not just like when CBS put the graphic up, I'm like, oh, yeah, right. It did. It doesn't say to win the Masters. It says to win the career Grand Slam. And he knows that.
I was like, yeah, but how do you sleep that night? He's like, not well, you know, it's a lot. And Rory admitted he was nervous as hell this morning. And so to join this club, you're not just like when CBS put the graphic up, I'm like, oh, yeah, right. It did. It doesn't say to win the Masters. It says to win the career Grand Slam. And he knows that.
And that's why I think that's why he didn't hit the hole the first time, because the weight of that is just so immense.
And that's why I think that's why he didn't hit the hole the first time, because the weight of that is just so immense.
And that's why I think that's why he didn't hit the hole the first time, because the weight of that is just so immense.
No, I mean, he did the thing and he didn't say this, but but Andy did. Andy said, I think actually he did say he said he said it almost was like a jolt that woke me up and All of a sudden, the weird thing about golf, I think we might have talked about this through the years, is that for whatever reason, leading is just not what anyone wants to do. It's almost like NASCAR.
No, I mean, he did the thing and he didn't say this, but but Andy did. Andy said, I think actually he did say he said he said it almost was like a jolt that woke me up and All of a sudden, the weird thing about golf, I think we might have talked about this through the years, is that for whatever reason, leading is just not what anyone wants to do. It's almost like NASCAR.
No, I mean, he did the thing and he didn't say this, but but Andy did. Andy said, I think actually he did say he said he said it almost was like a jolt that woke me up and All of a sudden, the weird thing about golf, I think we might have talked about this through the years, is that for whatever reason, leading is just not what anyone wants to do. It's almost like NASCAR.
You'd rather draft off whoever until the last turn and then take the lead when it's over because it's a lot to carry the lead. And the thing about the, the, the sleep that I get, I'm sure it wasn't easy, but the bigger issue is that it's such a long wait. You don't go off until two 30 in the afternoon. It's like, what do you do all day? You got a little, you got a young daughter. She's up early.
You'd rather draft off whoever until the last turn and then take the lead when it's over because it's a lot to carry the lead. And the thing about the, the, the sleep that I get, I'm sure it wasn't easy, but the bigger issue is that it's such a long wait. You don't go off until two 30 in the afternoon. It's like, what do you do all day? You got a little, you got a young daughter. She's up early.
You'd rather draft off whoever until the last turn and then take the lead when it's over because it's a lot to carry the lead. And the thing about the, the, the sleep that I get, I'm sure it wasn't easy, but the bigger issue is that it's such a long wait. You don't go off until two 30 in the afternoon. It's like, what do you do all day? You got a little, you got a young daughter. She's up early.